Bharatiya Janata Party MP, Saumitra Khan said on Monday that he would send a divorce notice to his wife, Sujata Mondal, hours after she announced her association with the Trinamool Congress, reported news agency
PTI.
Saumitra Khan who
is also the president of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha and MP from Bishnup
claimed that his wife owes her popularity to BJP and urged Sujata not to use
his surname anymore.
“You (Sujata)
have come this far as you had chanted Jai Shree Ram, chanted in favour of
(Narendra) Modiji, as you were the wife of Saumitra Khan. I am giving you all
the freedom to chart your own political destiny. But please don’t forget you
are siding with those who had attacked your parents’ residence in 2019 after I
joined the BJP,” Khan said according to PTI.
On the other hand Sujata
Mondal Khan who cited ‘not getting due recognition after helping her husband in
getting elected from Bishnupur’ as the reason for switching over to TMC said at
a press conference earlier today that “misfit and corrupt leaders”
are getting more importance in the saffron camp than the loyal ones.
“Despite
enduring physical attacks, sacrificing so much to get my husband elected to
Parliament, I got nothing in return… I want to work under our beloved leader
Mamata Banerjee and our dada Abhishek Banerjee,” she said, after joining
the party in the presence of TMC MP Saugata Roy and its spokesperson Kunal
Ghosh, reports PTI
On being asked about
the implication of the move on her marriage, Sujata said, “It is up to Saumitra to
decide the future course of action. I hope he would realise one day… Who
knows he might be back in the TMC one day.”
Responding to
Sujata’s remarks against the saffron party, Saumitra Khan blamed the Trinamool
Congress for breaking his family and said that his 2019 win was a result of his
goodwill in the state.
“You are
being used by some people who did not hesitate to create rift between a husband
and wife who stood by each other during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Yes, you
were my pillar during the Bishnupur Lok sabha campaign.
“However,
please don’t forget I had won by 6,58,000 votes and this margin was made
possible because of my party, because of my reputation in the area,” Khan
said.
